Complete the Times Higher Education US College Rankings survey to win $30,000 scholarship

$30,000 scholarship
Winner announced in June

Earn $1
per person that you refer

What are the Times Higher EducationUS College Rankings?

An international study of the university experience for students across United States, conducted for Times Higher Education by Streetbees.

By sharing your opinions (on anything from accommodation to amenities, seminars to socialising), you’re helping American institutions improve and, in turn, shaping the future of higher education systems throughout the continent.

200,000 +

students

1,000 +

college universities

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states

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study

Times Higher Education provides rankings and analysis on university performance, helping students choose where to study. THE’s data is trusted by governments and universities to improve the quality of higher education.

Streetbees is an independent research platform, founded on the principle of humanising how we collect data. We connect some of the world’s largest organisations to real people across the globe – collecting real opinions, photos and videos – in real time.

To what extent does your college or university provide opportunities for COLLABORATIVE LEARNING?

Examples of collaborative learning include group assignments, fieldwork that involves working with other students, or presenting your work to your classmates.

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To what extent does the teaching at your university or college support APPLYING YOUR LEARNING to the real world?

Examples include using a theory to evaluate a case study or problem, taking study excursions to see concepts in action, or working on projects with practical applications.

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If a friend or family member were considering going to university, based on your experience, how likely or unlikely are you to RECOMMEND your college or university to them?

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If you could start over again, would you still CHOOSE to go to this college or university?

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Please select your nationality.

If there are multiple countries where you have citizenship, please choose the one that you consider as your primary nationality.

Things I'm happy with at my college or university:

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Classroom & Teaching facilities

Campus facilities

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Diversity

Personal support

Academic support

Class size

Financial aid

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Course content

Online resources

Would you like to refer you friend to take part in the survey and earn $1?

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To what extent does the teaching at your university or college support CRITICAL THINKING?

Examples include developing new concepts from existing knowledge, logically analyzing ideas and theories, or evaluating different points of view and decisions.

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Things that can be improved at my university:

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Classroom & Teaching facilities

Campus facilities

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Diversity

Personal support

Academic support

Class size

Financial aid

Research opportunities

Course content

Online resources

Select your gender

Male

Female

Prefer not to say / Other

To enter the prize competition, please provide your college or university email.

e.g. john.smith@uni.edu Times Higher Education and Streetbees will not use your email address for any other purpose, and will not share with any third parties.

Please make sure your email address is correct as we will send you a verification email to confirm you are a current student.

Please select your university or college from the list below?

We value your opinion on student issues. Could we contact you in the future for PAID surveys? Please select "YES" if you would like to be contacted by Streetbees for paid surveys.

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Are you...?

An in-state student

An out-of-state student

An international student

To what extent did the classes you took in your college or university so far CHALLENGE YOU?

Examples could include encouraging you to take responsibility for your own academic results, presenting new information or ways of thinking to challenge your assumptions, knowledge, or values, or driving you to do your best work.

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Did not challenge at all

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At which grade did you enter this university?

Foundation year

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Do you think your college or university will be WORTH what you/your family is paying for it?

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What is your grade now?

Foundation year

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Second year graduate study

What was the PRIMARY reason why you decided it was important to study for a college or university degree?

Please select the statement from the list below that best describes the most important reason.

To what extent does your college or university provide opportunities for SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT?

Examples of social engagement include joining student clubs or societies, organizing social events and activities on campus, interacting with people in different courses or with different backgrounds.

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No opportunities for social engagement

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Plenty of opportunities for social engagement

Please select your year of birth.

To what extent does the teaching at your university or college support REFLECTION UPON, OR MAKING CONNECTIONS AMONG, things you have learned?

Examples include combining ideas from different lessons to complete a task, inter-disciplinary coursework, approaching a problem from multiple angles with different methods.

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Do you think your college provides an environment where you feel surrounded by exceptional students who INSPIRE and MOTIVATE you?

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What was the SECONDARY reason why you decided it was important to study for a college or university degree?

Please select the statement from the list below that best describes the SECOND most important reason. Select a different option from your previous response.

To get better job opportunities

To contribute to academic literature

To learn more about a subject I'm interested in

To have a good time and enjoy the campus life

To meet new people from different backgrounds

What subject is the primary focus of your studies?

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To enter the competition, please answer the following question in a short paragraph. Please tell us who inspires you and why?

Let's get started! Here are a few questions to help us fully understand the student experience at your college or university. Please read the questions carefully and tell us how you would rate your learning experience on a scale from 0 to 10.

To what extent do you have the opportunity to INTERACT WITH THE FACULTY and teachers at your college or university as part of your learning experience?

Examples of interaction could include asking questions during lectures, participating in discussion sessions, talking about your progress in feedback sessions or working with the faculty on activities other than coursework such as term papers.